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The Telugu Saga
by Vishal Alisetty & Sai Dilip Ponnaganti
Wanna know how Generation Z Telugu Community is doing? Telugu Saga will take you on a voyage to experience how the new young telugu generation is tackling their lives and how their lives have impacted growing up abroad. The purpose of this podcast is to keep the community connected, share our thoughts, struggles, perspectives, learn from each other and share our knowledge. This is to give a voice to everyone who wants to speak, and for the people who are listening this is to say that you are not alone in this journey, you are part of the Telugu Saga.
Episodes
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Fun Round - The Final Episode
In a fun segment part of the Telugu Saga Podcast, hosts asked each other questions to share with the audience.
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The Final Episode
Here we are speaking about our podcast journey these few years. The origin story, the process, what we learned, challenges we faced, looking back to the memories, and why you should consider starting your own podcast.
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Krishna Narra - Fun Episode
In a fun segment of the Telugu Saga Podcast, we ask our guests questions to get to know them a little more.
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Krishna Narra - Linguistic Therapy
Krishna Narra has used one of the art forms to express the things close to him. That one art form we primarily discussed in this episode is his self-published poetry book. Find out how Krishna’s book was written in English to describe Telugu words!
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Pranav Rudra - Fun Round
A fun segment part of the Telugu Saga Podcast, we ask our guests questions to get to know them a little more.
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Pranav Rudra - Telugu Film Scriptwriting
As what started as a bet with his family member after watching Shekar Kammula’s Love Story, Pranav has poured life into writing his own script with the influence from legendary telugu writers. The ease of watching can’t be translated to the ease of what is needed to develop each scene. In this...
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Kavya Immadisetty - Fun Round
A fun segment part of the Telugu Saga Podcast, we ask our guests questions to get to know them a little more.
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Kavya Immadisetty - Addressing Stress & Burnout
Kavya, an undergraduate of UCLA, has joined our Telugu Saga Podcast to talk about her experience with dealing with Stress & Burnout, how she has grown from it, and how she is consistently working hard to achieve her goals in the medical field. Listen to the full episode and get a deep dive into...
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Owais Junaidi - Fun Round
A fun segment part of the Telugu Saga Podcast, we ask our guests questions to get to know them a little more.
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Owais Junaidi- Traveling & Looking forward to tomorrow
Owais has always been a dear friend to us and a greater supporter of The Telugu Saga. Our conversations in the podcast consisted of Traveling, Money, and Looking forward to something. Get a deep dive into Owais and his journey and how he has grown.
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How to find your passion and go through it
Find out how Teja Rao’s interests turned into passions and the circumstances he is still overcoming to fight for what he wants to do. We questioned what entails during this process of passion finding and risks involved to be executed.
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Sravya Vemulapati - Telugu Diaspora and How Cooking Turned Into Passion
We had a great time speaking with Sravya about her upbringing here in the states, and in India. What it took to adapt, accept the culture, and how parents played a role - are further discussed in this episode. Stayed tuned to listen to some cooking chitkalu :)
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What should we do to reduce our carbon footprint
Our individual habits are contributing to the greenhouse effect which traps heat from the sun inside the planet, overheating the planet. We need to reduce the carbon footprint to mitigate the effects of climate change, public health, and more. In this episode, we speak to an environmentalist who...
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Meru Emitlu? | What are you? A story by Roneet Joshua
Where would you start if you were to be asked that question? A question that questions your identity and self-worth. Roneet has shared the time where he was asked that question and expressed how he was moved by these circumstances. We also talked about NRIs, our diverse friend groups, and...
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Yashu Rao- Body Positivity
Yashu Rao, a published Model and Confidence & Lifestyle coach, talks about her journey through body positivity and how her work empowers other people to be confident, and to love themself. Yashu Rao is currently a PHD candidate at the University of Florida in Materials Science/Nuclear…
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Reputation Through Videography - Priyatham Burgadda
Priyatham Burgadda, an enthusiastic individual with great videography skills started his own company/side hustle called “Fly High Videography”. Priyatham has built a reputation among his community through the use of high quality videos, and an amazing work ethic. Additionally, Priyatham takes...
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Telugu Cinema - A Strong Emotion
Bhargav Gopinatham currently working at Amazon shares his narrative of his passion for Telugu cinema since childhood. Lovely stories with his mom and friends, and their constant support for him to making content with short films, movie reviews, funny skits on his Instagram @dallas_nageswar_rao...
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Hema Kanthamaneni - How volunteering can give sense of purpose
Hema Kanthamneni Garu is a chief procurement officer at PURE (People for Urban and Rural Education). Earning the Presidential Lifetime Achievement award, Hema garu came on board to speak with us on why we should strive to volunteer, how it changes us and how you can also make small impactful...
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Hema Karunakaram - Never too late to normalize anything
Hema Karunakram, an activist, dancer and ivy league graduate talks about her efforts and feelings about Black Lives Matter. While Hema thrives to bring in change for social justice, Hema also shared some of the genuine efforts that she has worked on to bring broader global reach. Here are some...
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Priyasree Saragadam - Solo Backpacking in India
For a few India is home, and for others, it’s a dream destination. Priyasree garu went solo backpacking in India, her ancestral land. She finds herself visiting India many times. Find out how she travels and what she does to fulfill her experience, and maybe it's time for us to travel more than...
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Akshith Konda - Dealing With A Health Condition
How many of us are comfortable sharing this with the world? When will we normalize this notion to speak up whatever it is and still not be judged? Akshith is here to normalize, he openly shares what he went through from childhood. Dealing with epilepsy and anxiety from a young age, He went…
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Nishit Bade - Embracing Change
Sometimes, moving to another country is not all bad, Nishit Bade, who moved from the U.S to India for a good amount of time, talks about the various experiences he had while adapting to a newer environment. Nishit’s ambitious mentality led him to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
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Navya Setty - How handling rejections builds character
Every person in this world is bound to have a rejection. It’s what allows us to try more and try better. Rejection stands as the most significant lesson if understood wisely and with patience. It gives us the ability to put ourselves in the back seat and help us prepare for our next launch to…
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Suraj Kandukuri- An MBA's value
Suraj Kandukuri, an MBA student from the University of Michigan- Stephen M. Ross School of Business, shares his story through college and how his experiences had led him to start his journey as an MBA student. Additionally, Suraj walks us through an MBA’s value and how it has carved a path for…
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Teja Chilukuri- Winning over the setbacks
When life puts you on the spot, you have to decide what to do and say. Teja Chilukuri, a human biology major graduate of UCSD, talks about his journey throughout college and the hurdles he has faced in the initial part of his college life. Teja digs into his setbacks, his struggles with some of…
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Srikanth Cheruvu - Lets get to our destination
Srikanth Cheruvu, who is a graduate of UCR, talks about his journey of finding a job and having to relocate to the east coast in a span of a week. While moving to the east coast, Srikanth talks about his feelings, the emotions he went through, the different experiences he had, and how it has…
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Spending time during COVID
How we use time these days has become questionable due to situations that have arisen. During times like these, it’s important to learn how others are spending their time and their understanding of time. We all perceive time differently; Spandana has joined us on an episode today to give her...
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Mukund Sasikumar-Is there life beyond being a pro tennis player?
Mukund Sasikumar, a pro tennis player, talks his heart out about a tennis player's life, the journey he is currently going through, and the overall development that he is continuously improving. Mukund stays presently in Vienna, Austria, for his tennis training, and the tennis championships that...
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Vineeta Parupudi - How to leverage the idea of growing up in both cultures
We are often labeled for who we are and where we come from. Is this the way how you want to be treated? Vineeta has come onboard to share with us how we should be move past being labeled, look beyond these groups, admire your roots and embrace who you want to become. You get to decide what you…
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How are you spending your time during Quarantine?
We all shared what we have been during this time of the year. Now that we have more time in our hands, we have started new hobbies on the side, spending time to learn more new things and making career goals to move ahead.
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Medha Deeptimahanti- Let's talk Data Science
Have you ever wondered about what data is and what people are doing with it? This is a major topic in today’s society and has been crucial for our generation. As we dive into the digital world, we can get lost in the numerous amounts of resources thrown at us. We can also forget the small things...
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Lavanya Ande - Telugu Item Songs
From the beginning of times till now Indian cinema changed completely on how they portray women. Today it's all about the marketing commercial films and bringing hype to movies. Although they are so many better ways to execute this, having women in item songs should not be one of the them. In the...
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Akila Rayapuraju - Do it out of self-love
We stumble day to day, get stuck, get depressed and lose ourselves in the reality our mind creates. It’s time to look inward as Akila puts it. How many of us asked ourselves questions that matter to us? If not now when will you understand yourself? As a step to knowing yourself start asking...
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Gaurav Pichara - A perspective into the heated tension between China and India
During a time of a pandemic, a heated tension had arisen between China and India and caused a certain disturbance between them. While solutions and compromises are not meant for the general public, voicing your opinion and starting a discussion could be crucial for educating and opening up…
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Into the eyes of an Indian American experience
There is always a shift in our culture, and the upbringing changes from person to person. The best thing we can do is understand and reflect where our previous generation has come from and use their help to change how you want the next generation to be seen as.
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Saichandra Kalvakota - You realize your potential when you start speaking
In the modern era, there is no better skill than effective communication. Opening up to who you are, expressing your feelings, and sharing your thoughts/knowledge can be difficult sometimes. Saichandra describes his first leap of how his first venture as a teacher assistant at UCLA was a stepping...
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Telugu Movies - A modern view into the realm of culture and technicality
Film and Entertainment have always been the core part of our lives. We can all say it's a great era to live in, witness the magical change of telugu cinema and reflect on how stories impacted us over the years. In this podcast, we will travel through the lens of a film actor and film enthusiast…
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Gen Z Take - Telugu Actors and Actresses
We shared our thoughts and opinions on our Tollywood actors and actresses. At the core we respect everyone we mentioned, they worked really hard to continue their journey and we owe them that for keeping us entertained all these years.
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Niteesh - From Medical to Economics to Blockchain Startup
When you spend you all your life studying in US but almost got transferred to India to study in a Medical College. Niteesh has had a rocky road and fair share of struggles choosing what he liked to do with all the pressure around him. After some time, he gained the confidence he needed, and...
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Sunny Chimata - Choose a career you would jump out of bed for everyday
Life is hard, and sometimes choosing what you want to do in life is even harder based on what type of environment you grew up in. Sunny describes how his interest in music grew in the midst of his medical college career at UCLA. He shares his post-grad view points and weighs the pros and cons of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Wanna know how Generation Z Telugu Community is doing? Telugu Saga will take you on a voyage to experience how the new young telugu generation is tackling their lives and how their lives have impacted growing up abroad. The purpose of this podcast is to keep the community connected, share our thoughts, struggles, perspectives, learn from each other and share our knowledge. This is to give a voice to everyone who wants to speak, and for the people who are listening this is to say that you are not alone in this journey, you are part of the Telugu Saga.
HOSTED BY
Vishal Alisetty & Sai Dilip Ponnaganti
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Wanna know how Generation Z Telugu Community is doing? Telugu Saga will take you on a voyage to experience how the new young telugu generation is tackling their lives and how their lives have impacted growing up abroad. The purpose of this podcast is to keep the community connected, share our...
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The Telugu Saga is created and hosted by Vishal Alisetty & Sai Dilip Ponnaganti.
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